SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — In the gold bracket of the 2025 West Coast Challenge, the Saint Mary's Gaels (11-12) fell to perennial WCC Favorite #3 LMU (24-2) before defeating San Francisco (7-17) for the second time this season to secure third place overall in the tournament. Since the inception of this tournament in 2019, the Gaels have never finished outside of the top three.
The day started with a 5-0 sweep of the Gaels at the hands of third ranked LMU. Nya Crump and Angelina Bour put up the best fight of any Gael pair against the Lions, forcing a third set with a 21-14 set two victory, but it was ultimately for not, as they fell 15-9 in the decisive third.